Can We Blame Our Brains? Neuroscience in the Courtroom
Duration: 59 mins 26 secs
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| Description: | Four speakers present their views on whether neuroscience can and should be used as evidence in the courtroom. When is it applicable and how much can it tell us about who we are and why we act they way we do? |
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| Created: | 2009-01-12 09:43 |
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| Collection: |
The Triple Helix
Science in Society |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | H.M. Price |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Distribution: |
World
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| Keywords: | panel debate; neuroscience; courtroom; law; science; society; The; Triple Helix; |
| Explicit content: | No |
| Abstract: | “It wasn’t me, it was my brain m’lud”
Neuroscience has been appearing in US courtrooms since the early 1990’s, offering evidence from neuroimaging and many other techniques used to study cognitive brain function. So to what extent can it be used to answer questions about intent, responsibility and even potential criminality? Will neuro evidence stand up in court? Our expert panel will discuss recent advances in neuroscience and the law. This will include the scientific, ethical and judicial issues arising from them, leading to the question of whether science can offer excuses for criminal activity. |
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